[Python-checkins] r58745 - python/trunk/Doc/library/os.rst

Thu Nov 1 18:19:33 CET 2007

Author: georg.brandl
Date: Thu Nov 1 18:19:33 2007
New Revision: 58745
Modified:
 python/trunk/Doc/library/os.rst
Log:
#1364: os.lstat is available on Windows too, as an alias to os.stat.
Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/os.rst
==============================================================================

--- python/trunk/Doc/library/os.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/library/os.rst	Thu Nov 1 18:19:33 2007
@@ -922,8 +922,9 @@
 
 .. function:: lstat(path)
 
- Like :func:`stat`, but do not follow symbolic links. Availability: Macintosh,
- Unix.
+ Like :func:`stat`, but do not follow symbolic links. This is an alias for
+ :func:`stat` on platforms that do not support symbolic links, such as
+ Windows.
 
 
 .. function:: mkfifo(path[, mode])
